I very much enjoyed this book, and was excited for the audiobook. Both narrators were skilled in their performances, however, I prefer a more dynamic performance style of narration, akin to voice acting. The delivery felt formal and subdued at times. I think this one was just not for me.

One of my newest authors I found and LOVE. If you love dark cowboy romance with kink and high spice, then Westin will be the book for you. The tropes are so good - forbidden love, virgin heroine, he is a bad boy/morally grey hero, lots of swoon and the passion is off the charts. Five stars!!!!
Thank you to the author and publisher for this alc!

Westin by Raya Morris Edwards is a dark cowboy romance set in northern Montana, exploring the intense relationship between Westin Quinn and Diane Carter. Diane, a strong and independent woman, finds her life upended by the arrival of the dangerous and forbidden Westin. Their passionate and tumultuous romance is both captivating and emotionally charged. The audiobook, narrated by Hannah Chiclana and Jack Calihan, brings the characters to life with compelling performances. Super spicy and fun!

It was.....ok? I love Jack and Hannah's narration, that much I can say.
I was hoping for something a bit different from the first book, but it turns out that this series or this author probably wasn't for me.

This story was darker than I anticipated and I had a hard time connecting to the characters. Cowboy romance always seems to be a hit or miss for me and while this will appeal to a lot of readers, it just wasn't for me.

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the ARC of this audiobook for my honest review

I can see how this book can be good for some people, it’s a dark romance… however it’s just too much for me and it was SO long. I didn’t like how the characters reacted either, I didn’t think some reactions were realistic to the character. The ending was cute but it was just a drag to get there.

I'll be publishing my review on Goodreads and StoryGraph 20th January and on Tik tok most likely will add to a monthly wrap up post with review the beginning of February

Westin Quinn has been branded Gunslinger as he can shoot with his eyes closed from a running horse accurately. He really is a broken man with a soft heart for one woman, Diane Carter Garrison. He meets her when her when he is at the Carter ranch and he meets her. There is an instant connection but she is so young. When he finds out she turns 21 the next day he tells her he will be back. It takes him several days to come back but soon spirits her away when her brother is gone. When they make a plan for her to join him he waits for her but fate has other plans. Her brother has literally sold her to the Garrisons in order to save his ranch. She lives in fear until Westin finally comes to see her and when he finds out she has been mistreated he takes her away. Two broken souls heal each other. Lots of BDSM and, yes, the gunslinger does have his own brand of justice, but justice wins out.

This was a sexyyyy sizzling dark cowboy romance and listening on audio was 😅 so good. Westin is all you need in life. This was a great follow up to the first book

Westin

oh me oh my

Im not the romance reader, not this kind of romance anyway (hehe)

butttt

I liked it

I liked it a lot

This book is HOT. SEXY. and oh SO DELICIOUS.

I wasn't a romance reader before, but I might be now

One thing for sure is, I am a fan of Ray Morris Edwards.

This book was far better than book 1 (Sovereign). The relationship between Westin and Diane is more believable and felt more organic. I appreciate the fact that they had several discussions about their D/s dynamic before jumping straight into it (this was something that didn’t happen in book 1 and bothered me). Westin was very clear with boundaries and exceptions. The evolution of their relationship felt more real compared to how Gerard and Keira felt forced.

I wasn’t expecting so much overlap with book 1. Rough guess about 50% of the book is overlap when I was expecting a pick up right from the end. This did make it a bit harder to get into in the beginning since so much of it felt like backstory instead getting to the point.

The narrators for this book matched the characters better than the ones from book 1, especially the male narrator.

Thank you so much for the ALC for this one! Unfortunately, I felt like it was a copy and paste of Sovereign. Westin was far more likable than his friend Gerard. I just didn’t care for the smut. It was sex scene after sex scene. It really took away from the plot. Not only that it was so unnecessarily long. It could have had smut cut out. Diane deserved so much better.

received a free listeners copy of Westin from @NetGalley & @dreamscape_media. Thank you
I enjoyed listening to the audiobook but some parts made me cringe. Yes it’s a sexy and steamy dark Cowboy Romance and it’s a trope I’m always excited about but I can get past certain part of the book that made me cringe. That’s not love for me,

Really enjoyed! This was a really good follow up for Sovereign! I loved being back on the fictional mountain that is Sovereign and loved digging in Westin and his story after getting small glimpses in book one.

Westin, the dirty talking cowboy rides to the rescue to get Diana away from her overbearing brother and the chemistry between the two is HOT!

The narrators really brought their story to life and I loved the feeling of getting to know the characters through their voices!

Westin- Raya Morris Edwards
Narrated by Hannah Chiclana and Jack Calihan

Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Narration 🎧🎧🎧🎧

Man, Westin’s got it bad for his girl! The chemistry between Westin and Diane was sizzling from the very beginning. I’m glad this book went back a little bit in the timeline that overlaps in Sovereign so we can see parts that we already read about but in a different pov. I do think this one was just a little long though. Idk what could have been cut out of it to make it any shorter though.

The narration was good. I thought Jack and Hannah brought Westin and Diane to life perfectly, but I do think Hannah’s male voice and Jacks femme voice were not a good as some other narrators I’ve heard do so I think this one would have been better in duet. Overall, it was still good though and it didn’t distract from the overall enjoyability.

I love cowboy romances and dark romance and this book was both!
I really enjoyed this book. I thought the narrators did a fantastic job and really became the characters. I thought they did great especially during some of the emotional scenes.
This is the second book of the series and going into this I was unaware this was a series so I read this as a standalone and was able to follow along fine.
I loved Westin and Diane together! Diane had been through so much but I loved how Westin supported her, would always protect her and showed his softer side only to her.
The spice was on point and Westin and Diane had great chemistry.
Make sure to check trigger warnings!

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and Dreamscape Media for the audiobook.

Another sexy and steamy dark Cowboy Romance. The gunslinger and his dream girl.
I love Sovereign Mountain and it's dark inhabitants. It was interesting how this one filled in certain holes from the overlapping timeline with Sovereign. I was not expecting some of the things we learned.

I reread this with the audio and it was Narrated by Hannah Chiclana & Jack Calihan. Holy Moses, they elevated this story and made it almost to hot too handle. Haha!

If you’re looking for a cowboy romance this is it! There’s some triggers (for those affected) and it leaned a bit heavier, Westin himself was a dark brooding cowboy. While I enjoyed the male narrator, the female wasn’t one of my favorites.

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media of the audiobook arc for "Westin" by Ray Morris Edwards.

Westin by Raya Morris Edwards is a swoony, intense romance set in beautiful northern Montana. Diane Carter, independent and determined, clashes with forbidden cowboy Westin Quinn in a passionate, electric love story. Though pacing lags briefly, this steamy, dramatic tale is a must-listen for fans of cowboy romance with a hint of danger. I’m eager for the next book in the Sovereign Mountain series!

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC. This is part of series. I really liked the books so far, this one so far. It definitely is dark as is the previous ones. I don't think it is for everyone. There are some trigger warnings on the author's website. It's a good story of the alpha male refusing to give up on the girl he wants.

(Audio)

Enjoyed this book. Dark, hot, cowboy, with some elements of cheating so be aware of that please.
The audio was great. Dual audio.